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john mccain i would have to say likes tough women. gets along very well with hillary clinton, for example. she is a tough woman. we don't know. maybe hillary clinton some point will get -- >> he can change his opinion. he is the way he is. >> yes. >> that's john mccain. >> wouldn't be the first time. let's see what happens. let's see if the president nominates her. >> might be getting a step ahead. >>> cnn is getting rare access right now in to the weapons of spies and assassins. talking about something that's real and that's next. [ female announcer ] you can make macaroni & cheese without freshly-made pasta. you could also cut corners by making it without 100% real cheddar cheese. but then...it wouldn't be stouffer's mac & cheese. just one of over 70 satisfying recipes for one from stouffer's. when you take a closer look... ...at the best schools in the world... ...you see they all have something very interesting in common. they have teachers... ...with a deeper knowledge of their subjects. as a result, their students achieve at a h
john mccain i would have to say likes tough women. gets along very well with hillary clinton, for example. she is a tough woman. we don't know. maybe hillary clinton some point will get -- >> he can change his opinion. he is the way he is. >> yes. >> that's john mccain. >> wouldn't be the first time. let's see what happens. let's see if the president nominates her. >> might be getting a step ahead. >>> cnn is getting rare access right now in to the weapons...
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i checked with the exit polls four years ago and they showed at that time in the race against john mccain then senator now president obama he got 68% or so of latino voters. he seems to be doing even better right now among latino voters. here's the question, john, for you. are these guaranteed votes that the president can put in the bank right now five weeks to the day before the election? >> reporter: again, in a word, the answer is no, or not quite. because this is such an important constituency, part of our reporting in colorado, wolf, we went to an obama campaign local headquarters last night in the beginning of the suburban stretch and they were making phone calls to latino voters because they know this in the obama campaign, it's not just the percentage, it's how many turnout. and there is deep concern while we were there at the phone bank we spoke to several people in the room that say when they call the latino voters, they are hearing more and more unlike four years ago people saying he's been president four years and where are the jobs? or he's just another politician. or this is
i checked with the exit polls four years ago and they showed at that time in the race against john mccain then senator now president obama he got 68% or so of latino voters. he seems to be doing even better right now among latino voters. here's the question, john, for you. are these guaranteed votes that the president can put in the bank right now five weeks to the day before the election? >> reporter: again, in a word, the answer is no, or not quite. because this is such an important...
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. >> if you look at hispanic voters, mitt romney is even behind where john mccain was at this point in 2008. so that's a real problem for him. also catholic voters, something he might want to try and appeal to, given the importance of the state of ohio for him, he's really behind with catholic voters. so, again, it's a very difficult job for him right now to get those people to come on board and give him a fresh look. they'll obviously try and do at the debate. that's very important. that's why there's a feeling you have to do something a little sooner. >> the most significant divergence between the national polls and the state polls is that in the midwestern battlegrounds of michigan, iowa, ohio and wisconsin, obama is running better than he is nationally belong the blue collar whites. that's the most significant divergence and it's working in his favor. >> ron, gloria, thanks very much. >>> the critical battleground state of florida was back in the spotlight this week with both candidates fighting for a voting bloc so powerful it could hand the election in november. first mitt romney
. >> if you look at hispanic voters, mitt romney is even behind where john mccain was at this point in 2008. so that's a real problem for him. also catholic voters, something he might want to try and appeal to, given the importance of the state of ohio for him, he's really behind with catholic voters. so, again, it's a very difficult job for him right now to get those people to come on board and give him a fresh look. they'll obviously try and do at the debate. that's very important....
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no one remembers that, john mccain got nominated and the rest is history. so, look, it's a problem because there's lots of -- they had it all planned in terms of on monday night we'll do this and on tuesday night we'll do this. but, you know, they'll deal. and they'll get it done. >> they've got a conference call they're getting ready any moment now. i know our political director mark preston's going to be listening to see if there are any changes. standby for that. i also want to play a clip. this is mitt romney today in ohio speaking assertively. >> -- all these wonderful things he's going to do, people are going to stop and say, but how are you going to do something different than last time? they've experienced the last four years, they know if they reelect him, they get four more years of the same. it is not his words that people have to listen to, it is his action and his record, and if they look at that, they'll take him out of the office and put people into the office that will actually get america going again. >> and even as we were watching that cl
no one remembers that, john mccain got nominated and the rest is history. so, look, it's a problem because there's lots of -- they had it all planned in terms of on monday night we'll do this and on tuesday night we'll do this. but, you know, they'll deal. and they'll get it done. >> they've got a conference call they're getting ready any moment now. i know our political director mark preston's going to be listening to see if there are any changes. standby for that. i also want to play a...
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mitt romney joins the list of the almost but not quite along with senator john mccain, senator john kerry, former vice president al gore, former governor michael duh caucus. >> in great britain, they would be able to go into a house of lords, kind of a wiseman council. we don't have that in the united states. when you lose, you lose. i've read about many presidents who once they've been, you know, said leave the white house -- sitting presidents who get ej t ejectejec ejected in particular the amount of depression that hits is just unbelievable. >> reporter: re-invention can take different forms. senators mccain and kerry have their day jobs to return to on capitol hill. in fact, kerry's name is now being floated for secretary of state replacing hillary clinton. vice president al gore made global warming his calling winning the 2007 nobel peace prize. gore also promoted sustainable investing and co-founded current tv. bob dole has been a special council at a top law firm but also took a leap into tv commercials touting the drug viagra. >> like erectile dysfunction, e.d. -- >> reporter: mo
mitt romney joins the list of the almost but not quite along with senator john mccain, senator john kerry, former vice president al gore, former governor michael duh caucus. >> in great britain, they would be able to go into a house of lords, kind of a wiseman council. we don't have that in the united states. when you lose, you lose. i've read about many presidents who once they've been, you know, said leave the white house -- sitting presidents who get ej t ejectejec ejected in...
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he was first runner-up when john mccain was looking for a vice presidential running mate. he was up there this time around, but obviously didn't get it. a romney campaign aide said the decision to put paul ryan on the republican ticket was made on august 1st. we also have exclusive information about romney's selection process. our chief political analyst, gloria borger, spoke with beth myers, who headed romney's search for a running mate. >> you've been very involved in the vetting and the process of choosing a vice presidential running mate, which is very, very important. it's the first chance people get to look at how a president makes decisions. so what is it about the process of choosing a vice president, what does that tell us about how mitt romney makes decisions? >> well, that's something i leard, working with him, as chief of staff in the governor's office for four years, that there is a way -- he's very methodical in making his decisions. and what he wants is a couple things. first of all, he want always the information. and we went about a very thorough process i
he was first runner-up when john mccain was looking for a vice presidential running mate. he was up there this time around, but obviously didn't get it. a romney campaign aide said the decision to put paul ryan on the republican ticket was made on august 1st. we also have exclusive information about romney's selection process. our chief political analyst, gloria borger, spoke with beth myers, who headed romney's search for a running mate. >> you've been very involved in the vetting and...
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it did not hurt john mccain. it helped him. he is a candidate. even though your ads may be in the gutter, you always try to seem like you are above it all. that's the place where a candidate should be. >> as you know better than anyone, john, those suburban, those counties outside of philadelphia and outside of cleveland or cincinnati, folks look at that and they make -- they make a judgment on how these candidates deal with ugly words like that. >> governor romney, remember, he ran for the republican nomination last time. he is not as well-known as the incumbt president of the united states. some people are still filling in the blank, if you will, filling in the biography of governor romney. part will be to how he handles these things, how does he conduct himself in the campaign. they know this. the governor knows this. his staff knows this. if they are going to win this, it is going to be presenting himself as a reasonable alternative on the economic challenges facing the united states of america. not as somebody who will question where the pre
it did not hurt john mccain. it helped him. he is a candidate. even though your ads may be in the gutter, you always try to seem like you are above it all. that's the place where a candidate should be. >> as you know better than anyone, john, those suburban, those counties outside of philadelphia and outside of cleveland or cincinnati, folks look at that and they make -- they make a judgment on how these candidates deal with ugly words like that. >> governor romney, remember, he ran...
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move this one up here palm beach county against john mccain 61% in 2012 it was 58%. add up all three in the democratic counties right there, but then throughout the rest of the state, wolf, in florida like anywhere else, the obama people worked for months. and they said who do we need to get to turnout in orange county? identify them in the primaries while governor romney was fighting michele bachmann and rick perry. look at that. 59% to 40% in a big populous orange county in the middle of the state. matching vote total from four years ago. they looked at what they did four years ago, they put together a plan to do it again and a lot of people were critical of them, wolf. a lot of people said they couldn't do it. they executed on election day not only in florida but in virginia, come back to the 2012 map so you don't get confused about the state they executed in virginia, ohio and if you look across the midwest romney thought maybe get them in pennsylvania, didn't happen. african-american turnout in philadelphia. thought michigan, didn't happen. wisconsin because of
move this one up here palm beach county against john mccain 61% in 2012 it was 58%. add up all three in the democratic counties right there, but then throughout the rest of the state, wolf, in florida like anywhere else, the obama people worked for months. and they said who do we need to get to turnout in orange county? identify them in the primaries while governor romney was fighting michele bachmann and rick perry. look at that. 59% to 40% in a big populous orange county in the middle of the...
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and, yes, it is true that john mccain and others are going after this saying they want questions. but there's a lot of politics going on on both sides of this. >> if he decides to go ahead and nominate susan rice to be the next secretary of state, dana, what are the chances that she will be confirmed by the united states senate? >> i think it's actually too early to answer that question, honestly. clearly the democrats do have a substantial majority, but not a 60-vote majority needed to break a filibuster. they would need at least a handful of republicans to vote with them to confirm susan rice if she is in fact nominated to be secretary of state. and given the way that this has become so politically polarized led by the president's former opponent john mccain, it is too early to tell whether or not that would actually happen. but jessica mentioned this on the air before, you got to wonder whether or not even if the president wasn't planning on nominating susan rice before whether he just wants to do it now to show he's not going to back down to these two republican men john mccai
and, yes, it is true that john mccain and others are going after this saying they want questions. but there's a lot of politics going on on both sides of this. >> if he decides to go ahead and nominate susan rice to be the next secretary of state, dana, what are the chances that she will be confirmed by the united states senate? >> i think it's actually too early to answer that question, honestly. clearly the democrats do have a substantial majority, but not a 60-vote majority...
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john mccain also went to speak there. so i think that this is bill clinton, who now occupies such a level of popularity that these candidates are happy to go speak to the clinton global initiative. nevermind the miraculous work you were talking about that the initiative does, but to a certain degree, and you heard this at the republican convention, republicans look back at the clinton boom in the economy and say "this is what we need to get back to." and don't forget, newt gingrich in the primaries was talking about working with bill clinton on, of course, welfare reform. who better to debunk republican notions about how barack obama is rolling back on welfare reform than on the author himself, bill clinton. >> quickly, bill clinton says he thinks president obama has the advantage right now which is no surprise, but is he right? is he talking motivation? >> he's right, but it was so great to listen to him. of course he is right that president obama has the advantage. bill clinton above all else is a terrific politician. w
john mccain also went to speak there. so i think that this is bill clinton, who now occupies such a level of popularity that these candidates are happy to go speak to the clinton global initiative. nevermind the miraculous work you were talking about that the initiative does, but to a certain degree, and you heard this at the republican convention, republicans look back at the clinton boom in the economy and say "this is what we need to get back to." and don't forget, newt gingrich in...
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you're about to hear a tape of senator john mccain's contentious exchange with cnn. also, we've seen pictures like this of the benghazi compound on september 11th, but today for the first time lawmakers are seeing surveillance video of the assault that killed the united states ambassador, three other americans. i'll talk to one u.s. senator about what that video shows. and mitt romney's speaking out about his election loss blaming what he calls gifts -- that's a quote, gifts, the president people gave to people who voted for him. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> tempers flaring on capitol hill. senator john mccain lashing out at one of our cnn producers who questioned why he was missing a key hearing on the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya. mccain has been a sharp critic of the president and his administration complaining lawmakers are not getting enough information. and when asked why he missed that meeting today, he lashed out. our senior congressional correspondent dana bash is up on capitol hill. she's got more on this sensitiv
you're about to hear a tape of senator john mccain's contentious exchange with cnn. also, we've seen pictures like this of the benghazi compound on september 11th, but today for the first time lawmakers are seeing surveillance video of the assault that killed the united states ambassador, three other americans. i'll talk to one u.s. senator about what that video shows. and mitt romney's speaking out about his election loss blaming what he calls gifts -- that's a quote, gifts, the president...
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it came from after a pep talk from senator john mccain. >> i'm fully aware that you're the victim of a left-wing conspiracy. you can overcome that. you're the rough rider. you're the man in the arena, you can do it, teddy, i know you can do it. the nats are there, and you're going to lead them teddy, and you're going to win. >> how can he lose after that pep talk. as you know, it's uncharted winning territory for teddy and the nationals. the nats return to the playoffs for the first time since 1993. >> i have been to so many games where teddy loses. >> give him your favorite line, wolf. >> #nattitude. coming up, expectations, who has it harder to achieve their expectations. our political experts are standing by to weigh in.ti was about...i would say... two months ago. i very rarely put gas in my chevy volt. i go to the gas station such a small amount that i forget how to put gas in my car. [ male announcer ] and it's not just these owners giving the volt high praise. volt received the j.d. power and associates appeal award two years in a row. ♪ sven's home security gets the most re
it came from after a pep talk from senator john mccain. >> i'm fully aware that you're the victim of a left-wing conspiracy. you can overcome that. you're the rough rider. you're the man in the arena, you can do it, teddy, i know you can do it. the nats are there, and you're going to lead them teddy, and you're going to win. >> how can he lose after that pep talk. as you know, it's uncharted winning territory for teddy and the nationals. the nats return to the playoffs for the first...
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what do you think of john mccain calling you mr. secretary? >> well, what did he think of me calling him mr. president, sometimes we fool around up here, and nobody takes it too seriously. >> i'm going to take it seriously, see what happens down the road. >> senator, always good to speak to you, thanks so much. >> thank you. >> good to be with you. thanks. >>> let's go to jessica yellin, she's getting new information about the fiscal cliff stand-off, what are you learning? >> reporter: i'm learning that president obama and house speaker john boehner had a phone conversation late today. we do not have a fiscal deal. there's been no significant movement as a result of this, it's meaningful, the two men have not spoken in a week exactly. their last phone call was last wednesday, as you know, speaker boehner presented a plan on monday and after that was rejected by the president. in an interview, there was no communication between the white house and republicans until this phone call between these two men. wolf, this comes the same day that secret
what do you think of john mccain calling you mr. secretary? >> well, what did he think of me calling him mr. president, sometimes we fool around up here, and nobody takes it too seriously. >> i'm going to take it seriously, see what happens down the road. >> senator, always good to speak to you, thanks so much. >> thank you. >> good to be with you. thanks. >>> let's go to jessica yellin, she's getting new information about the fiscal cliff stand-off, what...
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john mccain, lindsey graham, and joe lieberman. listen to this exchange on susan rice on whether the president nominates her she should be confirmed. >> on this one, we were going to prove that the three amigos cannot agree and still be amigos. i think the rest is up to the future and unfortunately i'll be watching it on tv. >> personally, don't think she would serve the country well in that capacity. >> i'm willing to give her the nomination process, but she's got a lot to prove. >> from a strictly partisan democratic political point of view, would it be wise for the president to pick this fight for two of those amigos and a whole bunch of other republicans? >> it's a great question, wolf. why would the president nominate susan rice if it's just going to make she's guys mad? but here are the facts. if the president has actually -- didn't nominate ambassador rice for that reason, we would essentially be giving in to a narrative. for that reason, giving in to a narrative which is just false. which is that somehow the administration
john mccain, lindsey graham, and joe lieberman. listen to this exchange on susan rice on whether the president nominates her she should be confirmed. >> on this one, we were going to prove that the three amigos cannot agree and still be amigos. i think the rest is up to the future and unfortunately i'll be watching it on tv. >> personally, don't think she would serve the country well in that capacity. >> i'm willing to give her the nomination process, but she's got a lot to...
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mccain among hispanics, he actually won more of the african-american vote than john mccain did. now, he won 6% instead of 4%, but he actually got up to like 8% or 9% among 18 to 29-year-old african-americans which is the group that's hardest hit by unemployment. again, these are tiny numbers. >> mitt romney underperformed a light post with hispanics. don't get started on that. >> a jack kent republican would be very welcome right now to create some sense of competition. we have 10% or 11% of the country right now in free fall and neither party taking it seriously. that's bad. >> it's not as if the republicans didn't work for the african-american and latino vote, they actively rejected it. that was the sense i got. they used it as a way to run up the score with white voters and really created a corrosive toxic discourse that i think hurt everybody. >> what's your unsolicited advice today, ana? >> well, my unsolicited advice is for -- >> hold it up. >> how do you say that in spanish? an extra exclamation point. >> say yeb or bushito. he will respond to either in miami. in full dis
mccain among hispanics, he actually won more of the african-american vote than john mccain did. now, he won 6% instead of 4%, but he actually got up to like 8% or 9% among 18 to 29-year-old african-americans which is the group that's hardest hit by unemployment. again, these are tiny numbers. >> mitt romney underperformed a light post with hispanics. don't get started on that. >> a jack kent republican would be very welcome right now to create some sense of competition. we have 10%...
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that's roughly equivalent to the margin then-senator obama had over john mccain in 2008 when hispanic voters helped propel him to victory. his panic voters are increasing in number. and they could be crucial in key battleground states like florida, north carolina, virginia, colorado and nevada. it is a must for president obama to maintain his lead with hispanic voters over mitt romney because, wolf, you'll remember in 2004 george w. bush did uncharacteristically well with hispanic voters for a republican. and that was key to keeping him in the white house. and really to john kerry not getting in there, wolf. >> i think the president will do well with hispanic voters. the key though is to get them to vote, to show up. >> reporter: show up. >> they have that enthusiasm, that's going to be critical. they had it four years ago. we'll see if it occurs this time as well. brianna, thank you. >>> former president bill clinton is out campaigning for president obama this year. but he also is hinting, hinting at least a little bit, at least at a possible run by his wife four years from now. what
that's roughly equivalent to the margin then-senator obama had over john mccain in 2008 when hispanic voters helped propel him to victory. his panic voters are increasing in number. and they could be crucial in key battleground states like florida, north carolina, virginia, colorado and nevada. it is a must for president obama to maintain his lead with hispanic voters over mitt romney because, wolf, you'll remember in 2004 george w. bush did uncharacteristically well with hispanic voters for a...
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. >> john mccain ran for president and released two years of tax returns. john kerry ran for president. his wife who has hundreds of millions of dollars never released her tax returns. somehow this wasn't an issue. >> but the republican complaints are music to the ears for the obama campaign, which fired off this tv ad, featuring romney singing "america the beautiful" to some of his foreign investments. >> the romney campaign cued up the own music video. the president belting out a love song to companies that got energy loans in exchange for campaign contributions. romney camp maintains they left bain in february of 1999, despite federal documents showing he was still ceo in the years that followed. the obama campaign says bain was outsourcing jobs. >> he took a leave of absence and ended up not going back at all and retired retroactively as a result. >> romney could change the narrative by announcing his vice presidential running mate this week. his campai another vp said the hill met with romney's vetting team. then there's ohio's rob portman, attacking t
. >> john mccain ran for president and released two years of tax returns. john kerry ran for president. his wife who has hundreds of millions of dollars never released her tax returns. somehow this wasn't an issue. >> but the republican complaints are music to the ears for the obama campaign, which fired off this tv ad, featuring romney singing "america the beautiful" to some of his foreign investments. >> the romney campaign cued up the own music video. the...
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. >> exit polls from 2008 show 57% of white males voted for john mccain. 41% for obama. the latest numbers for the summer show the president has slipped 8 percentage points more with this group, and that means president obama has to rely on voter who is tend to be in his corner. hispanic, black and young voters. and especially women. >> it's almost impossible for them to make a change in four years. the next four years, why not give him another chance to see what he can do? >> i voted for president obama, and i'll vote for him again. because i don't think he's had enough time to correct the damage done by the republican party. so i just feel that he needs the time. >> this coalition of voters holds the key to victory for president obama if he can persuade them to turn out in big numbers, and he sure is trying. >> i'm counting on you. i'm counting on you. i'm counting on you. if you're not renl stgistered t vote. you have to ridegister. >> that's the big challenge, even with nascar enthusiasts. >> they're more concerned about who wins the election in november or who wins
. >> exit polls from 2008 show 57% of white males voted for john mccain. 41% for obama. the latest numbers for the summer show the president has slipped 8 percentage points more with this group, and that means president obama has to rely on voter who is tend to be in his corner. hispanic, black and young voters. and especially women. >> it's almost impossible for them to make a change in four years. the next four years, why not give him another chance to see what he can do? >>...
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just ask john mccain who made his own last-ditch effort. >> there's just one day left until we take america in a new direction. we need to win in pennsylvania tomorrow. with your help we will win. >> reporter: now, it's unclear what kind of resources romney would put into pennsylvania when asked whether the campaign would buy any ads here, romney aide said that is for the romney campaign to know and for the obama campaign to worry about. but getting back to that phone call, wolf, between romney and prime minister netanyahu, mitt romney just briefed reporters on his campaign plane just about half an hour ago about that conversation. he said netanyahu did talk about that red line on where he would try to draw a line on iran's nuclear weapons program. and romney said he offered his own comments on the issue but wouldn't go into any greater detail than that. and also it's also interesting to note, wolf, romney was asked on the plane about any current assessments on how the president and how the white house is handling the diplomatic attacks in libya, the investigation into those diplomatic atta
just ask john mccain who made his own last-ditch effort. >> there's just one day left until we take america in a new direction. we need to win in pennsylvania tomorrow. with your help we will win. >> reporter: now, it's unclear what kind of resources romney would put into pennsylvania when asked whether the campaign would buy any ads here, romney aide said that is for the romney campaign to know and for the obama campaign to worry about. but getting back to that phone call, wolf,...
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but one economist who advised senator john mccain, sees no advantage in these numbers for either side. >> i don't think this strengthens the president's hand, not sure it does much for the republicans either. the reality is this is like a bloop single on american workers that are 2 million runs behind. >> reporter: after a week of the president meeting with governors, middle class americans, tribal leaders to put pressure on lawmakers, jobs numbers seem unlikely to push both sides closer together. >> well, this isn't a progress report because there's no progress to report. when it comes to the fiscal cliff that's threatening our economy and threatening jobs, the white house has wasted another week. >> reporter: vice president biden was confident that this deal will get done because he's optimistic genetically. says if everyone can act like adults and can reach an agreement, the up side will be much greater than the down side. >> any indication when there might be a presidential meeting with the speaker? >> reporter: we don't know at all. there has been one phone call this week. white
but one economist who advised senator john mccain, sees no advantage in these numbers for either side. >> i don't think this strengthens the president's hand, not sure it does much for the republicans either. the reality is this is like a bloop single on american workers that are 2 million runs behind. >> reporter: after a week of the president meeting with governors, middle class americans, tribal leaders to put pressure on lawmakers, jobs numbers seem unlikely to push both sides...
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john mccain said he should dump biden and put hillary clinton on the ticket. not going to happen. >> and john mccain knows just mentioning that is like cat nip to reporters. hope he will get a news cycle out of it. >> hold on. we expect to hear from paul ryan, standing by in ohio, live pictures of ohio on the right part of the screen, davenport, iowa on the left. first lady and the president speaking there. live coverage coming up here in "the situation room." one is for a clean, wedomestic energy future that puts us in control. our abundant natural gas is already saving us money, producing cleaner electricity, putting us to work here in america and supporting wind and solar. though all energy development comes with some risk, we're committed to safely and responsibly producing natural gas. it's not a dream. america's natural gas... putting us in control of our energy future, now. ♪ ( whirring and crackling sounds ) man: assembly lines that fix themselves. the most innovative companies are doing things they never could before, by building on the cisco intell
john mccain said he should dump biden and put hillary clinton on the ticket. not going to happen. >> and john mccain knows just mentioning that is like cat nip to reporters. hope he will get a news cycle out of it. >> hold on. we expect to hear from paul ryan, standing by in ohio, live pictures of ohio on the right part of the screen, davenport, iowa on the left. first lady and the president speaking there. live coverage coming up here in "the situation room." one is for a...
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and it's a moment senator john mccain now claims may be the last warning washington gets. cnn's senior international correspondent arwa damon is inside syria right now where the fighting rages on. >> reporter: aleppo's old city has not seen such devastation since occupied by the mongol invaders eight centuries ago. this mosque for example dates back to 1315. this is syria's rich cultural heritage. and now everywhere we look it's been scarred by war. once bustling winding streets now a maze of ever-shifting front lines. overhead, the thundering of fighter jets. a small han lodging for caravans lies in ruins. for more than three millennia aleppo has been a cross roads for traders. we hurried through the courtyard of a traditional home. sheets are strung across streets to block snipers' line of sight. those who dare venture quickly across. a unit of fighters records people's names and license plates. only those who have shops here are allowed through. abu bashir says they're trying to clamp down on robberies. he shows us the list. the highlighted names have cleared out all th
and it's a moment senator john mccain now claims may be the last warning washington gets. cnn's senior international correspondent arwa damon is inside syria right now where the fighting rages on. >> reporter: aleppo's old city has not seen such devastation since occupied by the mongol invaders eight centuries ago. this mosque for example dates back to 1315. this is syria's rich cultural heritage. and now everywhere we look it's been scarred by war. once bustling winding streets now a...
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he debated john mccain who is an american hero. and senator obama served with senator mccain. even though he didn't agree barack obama had a very high degree of respect for john mccain looking across that stage. i fear -- he lacks that looking at romney. might not only he as he underestimate governor romney but may show -- this is a huge ri risk, he may show some of that contempt gore showed for bush and that's a huge risk for the president. stick his chin up and look down his nose at you if he thinks -- you are beneath him. if you see that body language -- >> i think that's a real danger. i think that there is not a lot of love lost between these two. i don't think that obama likes romney. think that's why he has gotten so competitive in the election. if you have that disdain coming out in the debate it can hurt obama. people obama is a likable guy, nicer guy. they don't think romney is a nice guy. if romney can equalize the like built zbap i thigap it will hel >> what he did effectively with newt gingrich during the republican debates get under his skin, how -- president has
he debated john mccain who is an american hero. and senator obama served with senator mccain. even though he didn't agree barack obama had a very high degree of respect for john mccain looking across that stage. i fear -- he lacks that looking at romney. might not only he as he underestimate governor romney but may show -- this is a huge ri risk, he may show some of that contempt gore showed for bush and that's a huge risk for the president. stick his chin up and look down his nose at you if he...
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you've seen some republican senators, senator mccain, today senator collins saying john kerry would be an excellent choice and easily confirmed. >> they would like to confirm their own members. some critics have talked about her personality that shoost too abrasive, too tough, what do you think? >> well, she does have sharp elbows. she is considered someone in washington to be blunt. she's had notorious spats with hillary clinton, richard holbrook when he was ambassador to the united nations. and she also had tough criticism for hillary clinton, inflammatory language for john mccain running against president obama. and twitter lately talking about syria and talking about china and russia saying she's disgusted. but her supporters say, listen, she is a tough talker. but you know where you stand with susan rice. and she doesn't mess around. but they also say she's surprisingly down to earth. and she they say has taken the high road with this whole issue with benghazi. she isn't using inflammatory language that's been used with her and others. >> there's a question if the president does n
you've seen some republican senators, senator mccain, today senator collins saying john kerry would be an excellent choice and easily confirmed. >> they would like to confirm their own members. some critics have talked about her personality that shoost too abrasive, too tough, what do you think? >> well, she does have sharp elbows. she is considered someone in washington to be blunt. she's had notorious spats with hillary clinton, richard holbrook when he was ambassador to the...
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back in 2008 john mccain and sarah palin went after mr. obama when he said that when you spread the wealth around it's good for everybody. that's an obama quote. more recently the president has said he wants people to feel like they're getting a fair shot. in a december interview with "60 minutes" president obama talked about inequality and people like teachers and small business owners who are working hard but feel like they're just treading water. in response to the 1998 comments you just heard here, the obama campaign says mr. obama was making an argument for more efficient and effective government. they say the president believes there are "steps we can take to promote opportunity." here's the question, is the redistribution of wealth president obama's answer to america's problems? go to cnn.com/caffertyfile, post a comment on the blog. or go to our post on "the situation room" facebook page. wolf. >>> all right, jack. get ready for a ton, ton of e-mail coming in, reaction. thank you. meanwhile, new developments today in a major scanda
back in 2008 john mccain and sarah palin went after mr. obama when he said that when you spread the wealth around it's good for everybody. that's an obama quote. more recently the president has said he wants people to feel like they're getting a fair shot. in a december interview with "60 minutes" president obama talked about inequality and people like teachers and small business owners who are working hard but feel like they're just treading water. in response to the 1998 comments...
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i'm glad for john mccain. >> well, john mccain is a man of strong convictions and principles. he's also the candidate that four years ago denounced some of the crazy comments that came at those rallies. >> yeah. >> my word of advice, unsolicited as it is, is that there are millions of americans who are casting their votes early including now president obama. i would hope that most americans will take an example from president obama if they can cast their ballot early, i intend to cast my ballot before this nor'easter hit. god forbid if i'm unable to get out of my house to vote. but please if you can vote early, go and vote early. bring all the proper identification so there's no problem with counting your ballot. >> i cast mine ten days ago. >> i know. thank you for your vote. >> my advice is for mitt romney and president obama, fall on deaf ears with mitt romney, but it would be so nice to hear one of them talk about going after the financial industry. it's crazy how the financial industry has such a choke hold on both of these parties. we have to break up these banks. four b
i'm glad for john mccain. >> well, john mccain is a man of strong convictions and principles. he's also the candidate that four years ago denounced some of the crazy comments that came at those rallies. >> yeah. >> my word of advice, unsolicited as it is, is that there are millions of americans who are casting their votes early including now president obama. i would hope that most americans will take an example from president obama if they can cast their ballot early, i intend...
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. >> i saw john mccain. he's doing a lot of campaigning for mitt romney. he's been in new hampshire in the past few days, a critically important battleground state even though it only has a few electoral college votes. but so many of the other republican presidential candidates, they occasionally make an appearance whether rick santorum or newt gingrich or michele bachmann, her man cain, you don't see them on a high level out there. what's going on here? is it because they don't want to campaign for mitt romney? or he doesn't want them to campaign for him? >> well, your surrogates need to play a strong and important role in the campaign. republicans traditionally have . republicans have traditionally relied on a team of governors. president bush relied on a a-team. you have governor mcdonald, marco rubio in florida has been a big draw. rob portman, the senator from ohio. these people have the policy chops, they have been strong in supporters for mitt romney from the beginning. the guys that run for president, and the ladies with due respect to them, they h
. >> i saw john mccain. he's doing a lot of campaigning for mitt romney. he's been in new hampshire in the past few days, a critically important battleground state even though it only has a few electoral college votes. but so many of the other republican presidential candidates, they occasionally make an appearance whether rick santorum or newt gingrich or michele bachmann, her man cain, you don't see them on a high level out there. what's going on here? is it because they don't want to...
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john mccain lost women by 13 points in 2008 and he lost. they have to close the gap if they want to win. >> how are they going to do that, mary? if you were going to give the romney campaign advice for going after women voters, what should they do? >> the worst thing they can do is insulting women by saying the priority is birth control. women don't think there's a birth control government in the country. they think there's a government control problem. each household has a saying under the obama economy. it's upwards of $40,000 for every household. they understand today's debt is tomorrow's taxes. they understand their kids are not going to have as bright a future as they had. that's what women care about. it's insulting to think they sit around the kitchen table talking about their reproductive rights. they do not. >> the one issue here is, women just like men want to trust the candidate that they're going to vote for. they're going to look out for them when the going gets tough. with mitt romney, he has shown he's not willing to stand up
john mccain lost women by 13 points in 2008 and he lost. they have to close the gap if they want to win. >> how are they going to do that, mary? if you were going to give the romney campaign advice for going after women voters, what should they do? >> the worst thing they can do is insulting women by saying the priority is birth control. women don't think there's a birth control government in the country. they think there's a government control problem. each household has a saying...
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john mccain lost by 21 points to barack obama among moderates. recent nbc/wall street journal polling has governor romney down 21 points among moderates. when you see him in the suburbs in virginia, colorado, ohio and elsewhere, this is still a work in progress for governor romney. he's doing better among evangelicals. that matters. he's got to work on moderates in the suburbs. >> what about president obama? >> he needs to do the same thing. we're going to watch when they change their ad buys and track governor romney and stay in these states. one of the questions for barack obama is will he give up one of these states and put more money into say ohio. the president was on the trail in iowa and ohio. both stops in iowa and ohio on college campuses, why? the president knows that in a very close election it will matter in the margins. he has to get the african-american turnout, the latino turnout and trying to recreate the magic among young voters. again, this is 2008. do the math. that's 34-point advantage for president obama among voters age 18 t
john mccain lost by 21 points to barack obama among moderates. recent nbc/wall street journal polling has governor romney down 21 points among moderates. when you see him in the suburbs in virginia, colorado, ohio and elsewhere, this is still a work in progress for governor romney. he's doing better among evangelicals. that matters. he's got to work on moderates in the suburbs. >> what about president obama? >> he needs to do the same thing. we're going to watch when they change...